227 | The House of Hades Ch. 40–42 w/ Kevin McKain (LIVE in Raleigh!)

Kevin returns to TNO in front of a lively crowd in North Carolina to discuss three stellar chapters of Heroes of Olympus Book 4 that lead up to the return of one of our favorite baddies! Topics include: last name misspelling, Shoulder Buddies, Patrick Warburton, The Guestion, Tammy the Security Guard, Go Dog Go, Small Bob’s bag, time loops, Shrek, the ocean, The Ultimate Showdown (of Ultimate Destiny), Neil Cicierega, sleeping in meetings, VOOWAH, Axe Body Spray, Texas water, Nightcrawler, BLAM!, Stranger Things, the NY Sirens, Deer Park, Chuck Norris, Jak II, the Oxford comma, the Gilmore Girls, Zhu Zhu Pets, children’s books, food combos, babysitting, Sharkboy and Lavagirl, theater roles, space travel, Hades II romance, Duke/UNC, the PWHL, sports, and more!

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